No. 19-206

In Re Melba L. Ford

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2019-08-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: access-to-courts appellate-relief appellate-review appointment-of-counsel court-access due-process en-banc-circuit fraud judicial-procedure meaningful-access-to-courts separation-of-powers substantive-due-process unrepresented-litigants unsigned-orders
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When Circuits issue unsigned orders denying appellate relief to unrepresented litigants, which orders address no issue raised and provide no explanation, do they violate litigants' rights to substantive due process and to meaningful access to courts?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. When Circuits issue unsigned orders denying appellate relief to unrepresented litigants, which orders address no issue raised and provide no explanation, do they violate litigants’ rights to substantive due process and to meaningful access to courts? II. In regard to income tax causes, since district . judges are aware that any order they issue denying relief to unrepresented litigants will be ratified on appeal, does such setting violate the separation of powers, litigants’ rights to substantive due process, and is it such a departure from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings as to call for an exercise of the Supreme Court's supervisory power? III. When credible, explicit allegations are presented by unrepresented litigants that government-paid attorneys are committing fraud in regard to the litigation, should courts be required to appoint counsel for the victims, fully paid by the government? IV. Are so-called “General Rules” of Circuits void, which purport to authorize Circuit panel members to eliminate access by unrepresented litigants to the en banc circuit, when appeal is sought of panel ; members’ acts or failures to act? L

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-08-05
Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed. (Response due September 16, 2019)

Attorneys

In Re Melba L. Ford
Melba L. Ford — Petitioner
Melba L. Ford — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent